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A 16 year old boy came home from boarding school with a cough. His CXR showed bilateral consolidations. What is the most likely organism which would have caused his symptoms?

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A 16 year old boy came home from boarding school with a cough. His CXR showed bilateral consolidations. What is the most likely organism which would have caused his symptoms?


  1. Legionella pneumophilia
  2. Mycoplasma pneumonia
  3. Mycobacterium TB
  4. Pneumocystis jiroveci
  5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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The key is B. Mycoplasma pneumonia. [Mycoplasma is common in military barrack, prison or boarding dwellers].

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